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A rule that should strike fear into two sorts of people: those who are not [[good egg]]s and do not heed the {{tag|Latin}} maxim ''[[nolli mentula esse]]'', and those whose command of the English language is flakey enough that they can’t write down, simply and clearly, what they mean. | {{a|latin|}}A rule that should strike fear into two sorts of people: those who are not [[good egg]]s and do not heed the {{tag|Latin}} maxim ''[[nolli mentula esse]]'', and those whose command of the English language is flakey enough that they can’t write down, simply and clearly, what they mean. | ||
Of course, the more an [[Mediocre lawyer|attorney]] mistrusts {{sex|her}} own use of the language, the more convoluted {{sex|she}} tends to make it (there’s nothing quite like a good {{tag|flannel}}ing to gloss over one’s literary shortcomings), and the more likely the [[contra proferentem]] rule is apt to slap her in the face. | Of course, the more an [[Mediocre lawyer|attorney]] mistrusts {{sex|her}} own use of the language, the more convoluted {{sex|she}} tends to make it (there’s nothing quite like a good {{tag|flannel}}ing to gloss over one’s literary shortcomings), and the more likely the [[contra proferentem]] rule is apt to slap her in the face. | ||
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Use your commas wisely, therefore. And be a [[good egg]]. | Use your commas wisely, therefore. And be a [[good egg]]. | ||